# 1952–53 Newport County A.F.C. season

The 1952–53 season was Newport County's sixth consecutive season in the Third Division South since relegation from the Second Division at the end of the 1946–47 season. It was the club's 24th season in the third tier and 25th season overall in the Football League.

## Season review
### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 82 | 0.854 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 14 |
Source: rsssf.com

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 15 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |

## Fixtures and results
### Third Division South

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 23 Aug 1952 | Gillingham | H | 1–2 | Moore | 11,111 |
| 28 Aug 1952 | Walsall | A | 3–1 | Parker 2, Birch | 10,062 |
| 30 Aug 1952 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–2 | Parker | 14,394 |
| 4 Sep 1952 | Walsall | H | 3–2 | Shergold, Moore, Nelson | 8,231 |
| 6 Sep 1952 | Bristol City | H | 4–3 | Shergold, Moore, Nelson, OG | 9,573 |
| 11 Sep 1952 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H | 2–1 | Shergold, Moore | 9,127 |
| 13 Sep 1952 | Torquay United | A | 3–3 | Parker 3 | 7,064 |
| 17 Sep 1952 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A | 2–1 | Parker, Nelson | 10,187 |
| 20 Sep 1952 | Northampton Town | H | 4–1 | Parker 2, Moore 2 | 10,481 |
| 25 Sep 1952 | Coventry City | H | 4–4 | Staples 2, Birch, Parker | 10,935 |
| 27 Sep 1952 | Leyton Orient | A | 1–2 | Shergold | 11,744 |
| 1 Oct 1952 | Reading | A | 1–2 | Moore | 6,739 |
| 4 Oct 1952 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–3 | Moore | 9,645 |
| 11 Oct 1952 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 4–2 | Beattie, Parker, Shergold, Moore | 9,322 |
| 18 Oct 1952 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–4 | Beattie, Parker | 14,800 |
| 25 Oct 1952 | Swindon Town | H | 3–0 | Parker 2, Moore | 7,971 |
| 1 Nov 1952 | Aldershot | A | 2–2 | Parker 2 | 6,100 |
| 8 Nov 1952 | Colchester United | H | 0–1 | | 8,989 |
| 15 Nov 1952 | Norwich City | A | 0–2 | | 23,899 |
| 29 Nov 1952 | Exeter City | A | 2–3 | Beattie, Moore | 6,848 |
| 13 Dec 1952 | Millwall | A | 0–3 | | 12,622 |
| 20 Dec 1952 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | Moore | 7,179 |
| 25 Dec 1952 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–3 | | 10,627 |
| 27 Dec 1952 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–2 | Birch, Shergold | 15,309 |
| 3 Jan 1953 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–2 | Beattie, Shergold, OG | 8,062 |
| 15 Jan 1953 | Southend United | H | 0–1 | | 3,100 |
| 17 Jan 1953 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | | 20,572 |
| 24 Jan 1953 | Torquay United | H | 3–0 | Evans 3 | 8,038 |
| 31 Jan 1953 | Southend United | A | 0–1 | | 5,690 |
| 7 Feb 1953 | Northampton Town | A | 0–5 | | 13,250 |
| 14 Feb 1953 | Leyton Orient | H | 0–1 | | 5,182 |
| 21 Feb 1953 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–3 | | 10,019 |
| 28 Feb 1953 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–1 | Beattie | 8,528 |
| 7 Mar 1953 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–0 | Beattie, Graham | 7,971 |
| 14 Mar 1953 | Swindon Town | A | 0–2 | | 7,445 |
| 21 Mar 1953 | Aldershot | H | 2–1 | Beattie, Graham | 7,929 |
| 28 Mar 1953 | Colchester United | A | 3–3 | Graham 2, Beattie | 6,200 |
| 3 Apr 1953 | Watford | H | 1–1 | Beattie | 9,319 |
| 4 Apr 1953 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | Graham | 8,375 |
| 6 Apr 1953 | Watford | A | 1–0 | Beattie | 11,455 |
| 11 Apr 1953 | Coventry City | A | 1–0 | Graham | 11,204 |
| 13 Apr 1953 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–2 | Stroud, Graham | 16,007 |
| 18 Apr 1953 | Exeter City | H | 1–0 | Evans | 8,220 |
| 23 Apr 1953 | Reading | H | 1–0 | Hayward | 8,405 |
| 25 Apr 1953 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–3 | Beattie | 29,451 |
| 30 Apr 1953 | Millwall | H | 1–3 | Graham | 6,728 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 22 Nov 1952 | Walsall | H | 2–1 | Beatie, Moore | 10,000 |
| 2 | 6 Dec 1952 | Gainsborough Trinity | H | 2–1 | Beattie, Parker | 9,911 |
| 3 | 10 Jan 1953 | Sheffield United | H | 1–4 | Moore | 22,000 |

### Welsh Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 | 1 Jan 1953 | Haverfordwest | A | 8–1 | Beatie 3, Evans 2, Morrey 2, Shergold | |
| 6 | 29 Jan 1953 | Swansea Town | A | 2–3 | Rees, Morrey | 5,500 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 92 | 46 | 2.000 | 64 |
| 2 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 82 | 44 | 1.864 | 62 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 109 | 70 | 1.557 | 62 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 99 | 55 | 1.800 | 60 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 95 | 61 | 1.557 | 59 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 77 | 62 | 1.242 | 50 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 81 | 75 | 1.080 | 50 |
| 8 | Southend United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 49 |
| 9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 69 | 1.072 | 47 |
| 10 | Watford | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 62 | 63 | 0.984 | 47 |
| 11 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 46 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 87 | 88 | 0.989 | 45 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 82 | 0.805 | 43 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 73 | 0.932 | 42 |
| 15 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 82 | 0.854 | 42 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 60 | 69 | 0.870 | 41 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 61 | 71 | 0.859 | 40 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 64 | 79 | 0.810 | 40 |
| 19 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 77 | 0.792 | 39 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 82 | 0.744 | 39 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 0.743 | 39 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 76 | 0.776 | 38 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 68 | 91 | 0.747 | 36 |
| 24 | Walsall | 46 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 56 | 118 | 0.475 | 24 |
* Division Champions
* Re-elected
* Failed re-election